Support NeoGAF

[Nesotenso]

Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock Before Cyber Hack Was Revealed

this is the definition of insider trading, right?

 

[SchrodingerC]

Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock Before Cyber Hack Was Revealed

Oh you slimy motherfuckers.

 

[Darg]

Because they are going to enroll you anyway so for the people that are really not part of the breach, it gets them off their back. For the others, they are going to sign you up anyway so why make potential harmful statements? If it told you to come back you were probably part of the breach in some way.

This is true but they could of done a better job informing the person. All this is doing is making tons of people confused and thus trying to seek out an answer to their question. A simple You're affected and now were are going to enroll you would of been enough.

 

[Tron 2.0]

I'm still not clear.

I went to the site, entered my info, and all I was given was a date.

Does this mean my information was affected or unaffected?

 

[slit]

This is true but they could of done a better job informing the person. All this is doing is making tons of people confused and thus trying to seek out an answer to their question.

Oh I agree, it's a shitty way to handle this but that's corporate capitalism for you.

I'm still not clear.

I went to the site, entered my info, and all I was given was a date.

Does this mean my information was affected or unaffected?

If you just got the date then you were probably affected in some way.

 

[SDCowboy]

I'm still not clear.

I went to the site, entered my info, and all I was given was a date.

Does this mean my information was affected or unaffected?

I'm not sure we know yet.

 

[uncredited male]

Based on the numbers I think the thread title means consumers not customers.

 

[whatsinaname]

I'm still not clear.

I went to the site, entered my info, and all I was given was a date.

Does this mean my information was affected or unaffected?

I think getting a date means you are affected. Not directly saying that must be some pr spin bullshit.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Can we get rid of the social security number as a verifier now? Shit is unfathomably dumb.

 

[dpunk3]

My identity is probably better off in someone else's hands, to be perfectly honest.

 

[backflip10019]

Can we get rid of the social security number as a verifier now? Shit is unfathomably dumb.

Yeah it's fucking nonsense how your life depends on a single 9 digit number.

 

[Timeaisis]

The worst part of most people had no choice that they had all their information.

Ridiculous.

 

[Jules]

Maybe they've teamed up with LifeLock. Smh

 

[DominusLeges]

So somebody has access to my SSN and other identifying info now. Fuck. Fuck credit scores. Having to play money games just to achieve my excellent credit score to maybe get approved for a consolidation loan for my student loans that would end up reducing my interest rates and saving me money and still getting declined without a consigned despite my never missing or having a late payment with LARGER monthly payments just proves to me how bullshit the whole scoring system is. And now we have credit score companies compromising the personal information of hundreds of millions of people and opening them all up to identity theft?!? Fuck this system and fuck the people who run it for their own benefit.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Just lie back and let it happen.

What's even the point when this company of all things can't be secure.

 

[Wilsongt]

Is Martha Stewart the only fucking person who will ever be tried for white collar crimes anymore?

 

[privitsan02]

Yes, their site says some Canadian customers were also affected.

Thanks. I got a date from that trusted premier thing.

Christ, just when my life started to look positive. The sad part is that even if I wasn't an Equifax customer, I could've been affected by this nonsense.

 

[NullPointer]

 

[JackBauer24]

Go full digital they say, even for money they say...

 

[sqwarlock]

Just put a fraud alert on my credit for 90 days at all three agencies. It's not as safe as freezing them, but it gives me a little more piece of mind.

 

[Chaplain]

Just put a fraud alert on my credit for 90 days at all three agencies. It's not as safe as freezing them, but it gives me a little more piece of mind.

How do you go about doing this?

 

[LiK]

Go full digital they say, even for money they say...

Convert life savings to bitcoins!

 

[g859]

How do you go about doing this?

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert

 

[snap]

i always thought that part of the movie was a little childish, that would just crash the economy and directly hurt the people they're claiming to help.

though i guess that's the point of the movie.

 

[GK86]

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert

Thank you for this.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Jesus fuck. There needs to be charges of criminal neglect for not properly securing personal information like this. People's LIVES will be ruined because equifax couldn't be arsed to do proper IT security.

 

[CronoShot]

Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock Before Cyber Hack Was Revealed

Of course you did you shit bags.

Makes my fucking blood boil.

 

[trembli0s]

And here I was about to open another card.

 

[sqwarlock]

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert

Direct Links to each bureau:

TransUnion: https://www.transunion.com/fraud-victim-resource/place-fraud-alert
Experian: https://www.experian.com/fraud/center.html
EquiFax: https://www.alerts.equifax.com/ (Currently timing out)

 

[privitsan02]

Jesus fuck. There needs to be charges of criminal neglect for not properly securing personal information like this. People's LIVES will be ruined because equifax couldn't be arsed to do proper IT security.

My main question here is that, even if you're not an Equifax consumer, you're data could be leaked but none of the other 2 firms were notified of major fraud alerts?

 

[Zutroy]

So if this effects like 60% of the US, and a good amount of those 40% unaffected were under 18, it probably means that most US adults were affected by this.

Disclaimer: this makes sense in my head but possible not written out above

 

[Randolph Freelander]

this is the definition of insider trading, right?

Yes, it very much is.

These dudes need to be featured in a perp walk on tomorrow's evening news.

 

[Kill3r7]

this is the definition of insider trading, right?

Depends on how it was done.

 

[slit]

My main question here is that, even if you're not an Equifax consumer, you're data could be leaked but none of the other 2 firms were notified of major fraud alerts?

If you put a fraud alert in with one of the major agencies they have to by law inform the other two. Some will put a fraud alert into all three just to be safe.

 

[GK86]

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert

Direct Links to each bureau:

TransUnion: https://www.transunion.com/fraud-victim-resource/place-fraud-alert
Experian: https://www.experian.com/fraud/center.html
EquiFax: https://www.alerts.equifax.com/ (Currently timing out)

OP should be updated with these links.

 

[dpunk3]

Three Equifax executives sold shares in the company days after the breach was discovered.

Oh cool so someone's going to prison.

....Right?

 

[VeryGooster]

My new SSN is my Nintendo friend code

 

[Dartastic]

Oh cool so someone's going to prison.

....Right?

Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahah yeah right hahahahaha

 

[jb1234]

i always thought that part of the movie was a little childish, that would just crash the economy and directly hurt the people they're claiming to help.

though i guess that's the point of the movie.

What movie is it?

 

[SmackDaddy]

Oh cool, discover's site is down so i can't check my shit. L8r doods

 

[family_guy]

Well what is the point of the check if it doesn't give me the answer?

Based of the wording on the webpage, you would have gotten a message saying you are affected otherwise you got a message about optionally signing up for the credit monitoring.

 

[Linkura]

Direct Links to each bureau:

TransUnion: https://www.transunion.com/fraud-victim-resource/place-fraud-alert
Experian: https://www.experian.com/fraud/center.html
EquiFax: https://www.alerts.equifax.com/ (Currently timing out)

Thank you, just put one in with TransUnion. Seems I may have been affected per that site linked either.

 

[Killthee]

What movie is it?

Fight Club.

Ending spoiler

Spoiler

they blow up the credit bureaus to wipe everyone’s debt iirc

 

[Wagram]

I imagine they're going to have to provide monitoring for most people affected. If not, someone is going to sue the unholy shit out of them.

 

[jb1234]

Fight Club.

Ending spoiler

Spoiler

they blow up the credit bureaus to wipe everyone’s debt iirc

That seems a tad extreme.

(I should watch that some time.)

 

[SDCowboy]

Based of the wording on the webpage, you would have gotten a message saying you are affected otherwise you got a message about optionally signing up for the credit monitoring.

So if I just got the message with a date to sign up for their service, I should be in the clear?

 

[CornBurrito]

Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock Before Cyber Hack Was Revealed

If they get punished at all I bet it is a slap on the wrist.

 

[privitsan02]

So if I just got the message with a date to sign up for their service, I should be in the clear?

Possible but do we really want to trust Equifax right now?

Better safe than sorry.

 

[Tom Penny]

No big deal. Only like all the major financial institutions use Equifax for customer verification's.

 

[a916]

Can we get rid of the social security number as a verifier now? Shit is unfathomably dumb.

It's complete and utter nonsense... there's not even a damn photo ID attached to the stupid thing. That shit is more powerful than a passport and passports are much harder to attain.